No Rainbow

Where is the rainbow?

After a life of storms

I sat and searched the sky for a rainbow

My eyes strained…

But there was no color to greet my eyes

Another shower came by

And as in cue

The thunder and lightning too

Made their presence felt

I strained my neck… still no rainbow!

Feeling tired of chasing rainbows

I decided to give up

Find a better pastime…

As I was musing over it

I felt a breeze brush past me.

Sure enough the wind was teasing me

It pushed away some stray leaves

Making them dance and twirl

What a way to catch my attention!

I smiled to myself.

My friend the wind knew just what to do

To make me come alive

He would caress my skin and play with my hair

And tug at my dress from time to time

Just to let me know he’s there.

After a while of this romancing

I didn’t even notice one day

After a heavy downpour of rain

There stood a proud rainbow

Beckoning at me, “Here I am!”

I looked at the rainbow and said, ‘Wow!’

Just then my friend the wind whistled near my ear

And caught my attention yet again

I realized it is not the fleeting things we live for 

But those simple things that make our lives meaningful.

~ Henrietta Decruz